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FROM THE PAPERS Of* MISS EMILY HOWLANO PRESENTED APRIL 1834

THE FREEDMEN’S RECORD.

V o l . IV. BOSTON, MARCH, 1868. No. 3.

“ The Freedmen’s Record ” is the organ of All subscribers of five dollars to the the New-England Branch of the Freed Society, either directly or through Branch men’s Union Commission, lately New-England Societies, are entitled to vote. All other Freedmen’s Aid Society, and is published persons interested in the cause, are invited monthly by the Executive Committee. to be present. All communications for or relating to the “ Record” should be addressed to R. F. Wall- cut, 8 Studio Building, Boston ; and must be ac ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ASSISTANT COM companied by the name and address of the writer. MISSIONER OF THE BUREAU FOR NORTH Terms per annum, $1.00 in advance; single CAROLINA, FOR 1867. copies, 10 cents. Postage, 12 cents yearly, pay T his is, an interesting document, and full able upon delivery. of encouragement for the friends of the freedmen. He says: “ The experience in this State is a convincing proof of the ap preciation of the thousands recently ele ANNUAL MEETING. vated to the dignity of manhood, of what W e call the attention of subscribers and has now become their duty, not only to themselves, but to the community of which friends to the notice of the Annual Meet they compose such an important part.” ing. We hope to see a good number of He speaks of the poor crops, and espe them present with us. Branch Societies cially of the imprudence of the planters in should remember that they form a part of neglecting the culture of corn for that of the Society, and are entitled to take a part cotton. He speaks also of the vicious sys in its deliberations and votes. The Annual tem of apprenticeship, which we rejoice to Report will be presented, and remarks learn is entirely abolished. Since then, he made by friends of the cause who may be says, “ The officers have been engaged in present, and the officers for the ensuing cancelling indentures improperly made, and year will be elected. no trouble now exists.” He considers the ex There is still the most urgent need for periment of free labor an entire economi pressing forward the work. The condition cal success, even under the many discour of Maryland especially calls upon us for aging circumstances. There is still great renewed exertions, and we hope to be able need of provision for the insane, the blind, to do more for the brave workers there the orphans, and other unfortunate classes. than we have done this year.

IN MEMORIAM.-ANNIE M. BULLARD.

T he Annual Meeting of this Society, I t is with great sorrow that we record will be held on Thursday, March 5, 1868, the death of Miss Annie Maria Bullard, of at half-past three, p .m ., at the Old South Westboro, Mass., January 31, aged 24 Chapel, Freeman Place. years. S4 The Freedmen''s Record.

“ Faithful found among the faithful.’ “ We shall again behold her, Clothed with celestial grace Annie Bullard was conspicuous, even And, beautiful, with all the soul’s expansion, among our band of Richmond teachers, for Shall we behold her face.” her devotion to the cause of the freedman, and the loving spirit with which she worked in her school. Her fellow-teachers loved LETTERS FROM TEACHERS, her very tenderly, and her scholars no less Annapolis, Mu ., Dec. 3. so, while her gentleness was more prevail My D ear Miss Cheney, — Our schools ing than force, and her school was conspic are quite full. We have had much bad weather uous for good order and quiet without ap the past month, and many have been obliged parent effort. to stay at home for want of shoes. To-day, the first school-day in February, I had forty-six Of a delicate organization, she undoubt present, only three of that number late. They edly suffered from the hardships to which are much more prompt than at first. Each she was exposed, and her life on earth pupil who is found in his seat at quarter to was shortened by her unremitting labor nine is entitled to an extra merit. We find this under unfavorable circumstances. But for rule works well. They do very well with re how many years will the memory of the gard to paying their ten cents per week. fair young teacher from “ de Norf” be Last week I asked them how many would try cherished among the poor people to whom and earn one cent extra, for fuel, as the wood she was an angel of intelligence and good and coal were fast being used up. Many of ness, and gray-haired sires will some day the wee black hands came up. I placed on tell the little children of her, and the bless my desk a small box, and to day I find that ing she conferred upon them. Shall we there is forty cents in it. One little girl came call her life shortened or enriched a thou up with a two-cent piece. I asked her where she got it ? “ Mamma gave it to me to buy a sand fold ? cake. “ Why did’nt you buy it ? ” “ I vrasfraid We add to our poor words the following I would be late, and lose my ticket. I don’t extract from a letter from her fellow want the cake now.” This month we have teacher, Miss Foster : —• asked the night pupils to pay fifty cents, in “ While writing this, a letter has just been stead of forty, as they have been doing. They handed me. On opening it, I find it to be have not as yet objected, though for some I from Mrs. Bullard of Westboro’, — saying that know it will come rather hard. They are still our “ Dear Annie is no more.” I did not feel in debt, and are trying hard to pay up. Gen that I could add to my letter those few words, eral Howard has helped them some this and no more. You must ere this have been month. The desks, stoves, &c., I think now informed of her death. I have, ever since I are all paid for, and they have nearly sub came here, written her once a week, her scriptions enough to pay off the debt on the mother now and then writing to me for Annie. land, upon which the school-building stands. She was, till the last, much interested in the The next task will be to collect the money. work which she so reluctantly gave up. She We have so far collected enough from our was one of the loveliest persons I have ever schools to pay teachers’ board and some other known, and well deserves the name given her incidental expenses. I think they do remark in our Richmond home, “ Our gentle Annie.” ably well here, better than in any place where And as the dear ones, who have finished the I have taught. work assigned them, and, as she, have done it Yours truly, faithfully, are, one after another, added to the Sarah E. F oster. Heavenly Chain which never shall be broken, each link taken from the Earthly, but makes the Heavenly one the stronger. And with Gordonsville, Ya., Feb., 3,1868. Longfellow, may we not say, — Mrs. E. D. Cheney. “ There is no death; what seems so is transition; D ear L ady, —My school is still increasing This life of mortal breath in numbers. I am pleased to see some of the Is but a suburb of the life Elysian, grown persons coming to improve their minds. Whose portals we call Death. With others, we have received ten grown The Freedmen’s Record. 35

scholars, fire of whom are men, in the day had been going to school ever since 1863, and school. I have fifty-five scholars. Four of them the negroes only two sessions, and even now are just learning their letters, as they have reading in the same book. Rev. Mr. Stock- just entered. Take the freedmen generally, well, after preaching for us last Sunday, and they are ap t; but I find it hard in some visited the school on Monday. In his sermon, cases to drill the letters into their heads; but he urged the freedmen to join the Temperance it is more apt to be the case with larger schol Society. Many of them joined then and form ars, as they wish to read before learning their ed a society. I hope we may be able to have letters well. It is a trouble that I have had no a large society here, as intemperance is one of little of, and to prevent one from teaching the the greatest fetters that enslaves thousands other, as they do this in a manner to cause of good and useful men. Many of the freed trouble. This is the way they perform the men here have purchased homes for them evil kindness. One boy who can read reads selves. I can number fifteen or more in this the other’s lesson over and over to him until small village, who will be able to raise a crop on he learns it so well that he can repeat it by their own land this year, saying nothing of heart, without knowing the letters the words those who already live on their own land in contain. He will then in some respects repeat the county. And, as I have told them in our it better than the boy who taught it to him ; meetings, the first move towards indepen but after a little experience, I prohibited it by dence is homes of their own ; and if they cannot declaring that it was a violation of school rules. get land in any other way, to work twelve I have one class in the Second Reader who months for land, as they can earn ten dollars read nicely, and are regular in their attend a month and get land for the same ; and ance. I have one class in the Third Reader twelve acres more or less, is enough for who are very bright and prompt; they read them now. and spell well and are doing finely in arith- There is going to be a convention held at netic. The remainder of my pupils are Louisa Court House, on the 12th inst., for the reading in what is commonly known as Prim purpose of nominating the candidate for Con mer or First Reader. Miss Jane Hosmer has gress. I hope General Wells may receive a beautiful school of hard-working scholars, the nomination, as he has ever been true to some of whom I think will be of great use to the cause we advocate, that of equal rights their race and country as citizens. They are before the law ; for when domestic enemies progressing finely, for they have every advan would have robbed us of our national inheri tage of learning, if they will only study, for tance, a million of such men stepped forward their teacher’s labor is unspeakable. Miss II. to defend the rights of a free and loyal people. F. Stone has a number of very bright schol I pray ever to stand by such men. ars, indeed, and they, like those of Miss Hos Yours very respectfully, mer, have a very good and kind teacher. She W illiam P. Lucas. has a number of the same scholars, and they are prospering. It has been a very cold winter so far, and prevented many from attending school T h e following interesting sketch of Mr. who live far off, especially those who live Lucas, the writer of the preceding letter, at Green Springs, or in the mountain has been kindly furnished us by one of our regions, as they have to walk six and seven miles. I have one boy (the youngest teachers: — son of a widow with three children) by the GrORDONSVILLE, VA., Feb. 11,1868. name of Hastings Quarles, who is very apt D ear Mrs. Cheney, — Mr. Lucas’s father and a member of the Third Reader class; was was a freeman, — made so at the age of twen owned by Mr. Henry Jones, who said at the ty-two years, by the will of his master, John close of the war that negroes never would Reed. Mr. Reed also made arrangements for learn like white children. I met him a few him to leave at once for Liberia. He left the days ago, and he asked me about the school. I State of Virginia, and was absent three years, told him, and I also told him of this boy ; and when he returned and secured recommenda he remarked that negroes would learn and tions from twelve of his former owner’s be something after all. About three weeks friends, which enabled him to petition the since, a lady of Gordonsville remarked that courts for permission to remain. After much the negro children out-learned hers, for hers trouble and delay, he was allowed to do so. 36 The Rreedmen’s Record.

That was forty years ago. He is still living who have always felt too proud to let us see iu Prince William County, Va., where he how ignorant they are, will go to teachers of owns a farm. He married a slave woman, their own race until they get so as to “ know which accounts for Mr. Lucas’s condition. right sm art” in reading, spelling, and arith William P. Lucas is now twenty-six years old; metic. I tell my scholars that I expect each says he was raised as a dining-room servant, one to teach at least one person out of school, but was often hired out. He learned the alpha in order that the blessing of education may bet when quite young, and under the follow be as widely and rapidly diffused as possible. ing circumstances: — To encourage them to do so, I have promised A woman hired him of his owner to amuse them a little celebration one evening in each and wait upon younger children. He was month, in which they might bring their schol very homesick at first, — so much so as to un ars to my school-room, and I would examine fit him for his work. The mistress, to con them in order to judge of their improvement. tent him, told her little son to teach him some Lieut. Higgs, the Bureau officer here, told of the letters. He acquired the whole alpha me that he would have some desks made for bet ; and that was all he was allowed to learn my school-room ; but I told him that as the until the emancipation proclamation. He was season is already so far advanced, and no cer then in Gordonsville, — was sent to serve a tainty of their being wanted more than four confederate surgeon in charge of the hospital months, it was not worth while to go to the here. expense; and I thought that any funds he When you opened a school in this place, he might have at his disposal for school purposes planned to attend three weeks, and hoped to would be better expended in aiding to pur learn to read. He improved so rapidly that chase a piece of land on which to place the Mr. Frost soon employed him to assist him in school building. I think the house should be teaching beginners. I have found him ever built before the furniture is purchased. kind and patient as a teacher. He recites I received three barrels of clothing from the to me three evenings each week, and pro people of Tyngsboro’ (my native town), and gresses slowly, but steadily. He is ambitious oh, you cannot tell how much good it has to enter the Normal School at Hampton, next done! I sought out the aged, crippled, and fall, and I trust he will be able to work his sick, and made them more comfortable by a way through the school. His father will help few articles of warm clothing. him by furnishing his wife and two children It has been quite a hard winter, although with house-rent. Last week I told him I was nothing like as severe as it was last year; not satisfied, and he must take more time for still, the times are very hard, and many can study. Your letter led me to reflect, and I not get work, and some of those who seem to think I am even gratified that his unaided ef have plenty to do, are much troubled to get forts should please you; for when I came paid for it. But, in spite of all this, their here one year and four months ago, I could children still come to school clean and neat, hardly decipher his shortest note. and the treasury of the Freedmen’s Aid Soci Yours very truly, ety here has never lacked funds sufficient to Jane H osmer. keep us in wood, oil, and pay for necessary repairs on the school building. I will give you a full report of the financial affairs of this society before the close of the Charlottesville, Feb. 14, 1868. school term. D ear Mrs. Cheney, — I can hardly real ize that the present school year is already half My room has been very comfortable indeed, gone; but the date of my letter proves it to this winter. I expected to suffer much with be an unmistakable fact. Time passed pleas the cold, but have been happily disappointed ; antly, always goes quickly ; and I think that and I have become quite attached to these the happiest hours of my life have been passed rough old barracks. in the school-room as scholar and teacher. It is nearly time to open school, and I hear My night school is small, numbering only the children gathering into their places ; so I about twenty pupils. One cause of this is the must close. fact that about thirty of our scholars are teach Yours sincerely, ing at night; and some of the colored people, P in lena Carkin. The Freedmerìs Record. 37

Kingstree, S. C., Feb. 1,1868. furnished by the sale of Government property Mrs. E dnah D. Cheney. here D ear Madam, — I regret much to report that We have had three meetings of the Char the school under my charge has lost, since lottesville Branch Society, auxiliary to the the beginning of the year, twenty of its most New England Freedmen’s Union Commission, advanced scholars. They were compelled to since our return from the North. leave in order to assist their parents in the Eighty dollars is the amount which has been crops of this year. As they were sufficiently contributed for the schools here during the old to do something toward their mainte last three months. Had we called for more, I nance, I did not feel free to discourage the ac doubt not it would have been furnished; but tion on their part, although I was very sorry we have thought that amount as much as they they had to leave, as they were progressing could afiord at this time. Perhaps they may finely. I have taken an equal number of new do better when matters pertaining to their po scholars in their places. litical condition become a little more settled. About the last of December, I received a Robert N. Morris, one of the noblest young box of clothing from the Association which men I ever knew of any color, went into the adopted me, and distributed it among the school as teacher the day Mrs. Gibbons left, most needy. I have asked them to send an and has succeeded beyond my most sanguine other supply as soon as they could make it expectations. He keeps good order, and convenient, and I trust they will respond ear seems to be respected by the scholars. He is ly, as the weather is intensely cold, and the about nineteen years old, very dark, but has people are unable to clothe their children suf a most pleasing countenance, and very digni ficiently for comfort. fied manners. Very respectfully, &c., Yours respectfully, H enry F rost. A nna Gardner.

Charlottesville, Jan. 26,1868. Charleston, S.C., January 31,1868. M y D ear Mrs. Cheney, — In the last My D ear Mrs. Cheney, — I submit my Freedmen’s Record, I noticed you gave some School Report for January. The figures thing of an estimate of the pecuniary aid fur show an improvement in several respects nished by the freedmen themselves in support upon the Report for last month: of the schools under the auspices of your so 347 enrolled, instead of 306. ciety. That reminded me that I should fulfil 31 left school, “ “ 47. my intention of giving you a more definite a per centage of 85 7-10 average attendance, report of what has been done by the branch j instead of 83 6-10. This improved attend- society in Charlottesville. We have very in j ance is the more encouraging, when we con teresting meetings monthly, though they are sider the fact that there were four rainy days not numerously attended. I think I may say | this month (on which occasions the attend the society is in a flourishing condition, if a ance was less than two-thirds) ; whereas, in willing contribution to its funds may be con December, there was no rain at all during sidered a test. I do not think we shall expe school hours. You will be glad to know rience any trouble in meeting the current ex that the per centage has been steadily improv penses of every month, which, during winter ing ever since the school was first established. (while keeping four rooms in barrack-buildings For the year ’65 and ’66, it was 70 comfortably warm, and at night, during school “ ’66 a n d ’67, “ 80 hours, well lighted), are not small. Every For the present term, so far, it is 85 little incidental expense is cheerfully met; And as the winter months are generally the and desks would long ago have been provided worst, I anticipate no falling off from the last for my school had we not supposed the agent number. It may be well (in case some curi of the bureau would have performed his prom ous person should investigate my figures, and ise of furnishing the school-room before this accuse me of fraud) to explain my way of late period. But “ better late than never.” reckoning the percentage. Every day I take We are expecting to have very convenient the number of scholars enrolled and the num school furniture in a week or a fortnight, as ber in attendance. As both these numbers he desks are now being made with money vary from day to day, I take the average regis 38 The Freedmerìs Record. ter for a divisor, and the average attendance round as a robin. He was never known to for a dividend. Thus my average register for smile. Miss Niles asked him, yesterday, this month is 330, although the actual num “ Sam, do you ever laugh? ” “ No ma.” “ Do ber of pupils on the last day of the month was you ever smile?” “ No, ma.” “ Don’t any 347. Last month, my average register was thing ever happen that makes you feel like 324; yet I had only 306 enrolled at the close smiling? ” “ Sometimes, but not very often.” of the month. N.B. — “ Ma” is a contraction for “ ma’am” ; To resume. You will observe that ten and the “ a ” is short, as in “ Cuba.” scholars have returned, whose names had Miss Niles is just the person for Primer been crossed off. So you see that when I re children. She is very young, and has a fresh, port a certain number as having left school pleasantface; and she has an easy, chatty way during the month, it does not always mean of teaching, communicating a good deal of in that they have finally quit. Their names are formation, in a pleasant way. She thinks a struck off from the register when they have great deal of her scholars, and they are very been absent five days. If they appear again, fond of her. they are sent home with a printed circular, Miss Lincoln’s classes in Geography are a which informs the parent that she can have very interesting feature in the school this the child re-admitted by going to the teacher term. I have never been able to take much and giving a satisfactory reason for the ab interest in the Geography classes down here sence. before this ; and have given no encourage The payment of taxes has been voluntary ment to the pursuit of that study. The books this month; yet I have collected $70.25, in used were very poor, and the teaching had to stead of $66.75 (the amount paid in Decem be mostly by rote. But having got a present ber). This improvement I attribute in part of fifty copies of Warren’s Common School to the violent impulse given by the compulsion Geography, I felt as if something might be used last month. It gave them a start. In done. Miss Lincoln has them all. She December and January, about 80 per cent of teaches philosophically, and the recitations I the scholars paid their taxes; while, in the regard as very creditable to pupils and teach two school years preceding, only about 33 per er. The teaching of Grammar by means of a cent ever did. One reason for this change book on Composition, is eminently successful. may be found in the facts that I have, on the I declare, it makes me laugh to hear the w hole, got a better set of scholars than I ever children in some of the schools struggling had before. Miss Lincoln took her pick of through the intricacies of modern analysis, the 500 who presented themselves in October, while every sentence they utter (in talking) and so many new scholars have applied in has a dozen blunders. But they all use a big January that I have been able, in some de book in Grammar, and can parse and analyze gree, to follow out my ideas of exclusiveness. anything that was ever written. For instance, a certain class being almost full, But Miss Lincoln’s class in Grammar has and more applicants appearing than there is no Grammar book. She uses an elementary room for, I reject the big, overgrown, or book on Composition, and the children have stupid looking boys and girls, and admit some oral and written exercises, in the course of bright looking little boy or girl, young enough which they learn the parts of speech and the to go to school for several years to come. Of simplest rules, and have a deal of practice in course, you will understand that under other the art of speaking and writing correctly. circumstances I would take in all who applied. And if that isn’t Grammar, I don’t know Miss Niles has the primary classes, reading what is. in the Primer, First, and Second Readers. I While speaking of the teachers, I must not wish you could see her Primer and First fail to let you know about Miss Sawyer’s con Reader classes. There isn’t a prettier and stant labors as a missionary (or rather bene smarter set of babies living; the plump, sturdy, factor) among the poor. She has money and and stubbed little boys, with big heads and supplies of cloth and clothing sent to her from white teeth; and the bashful, giggling little the N orth; and the way she goes about girls, who stand up and toe in, at recitation. through the lanes and hovels of Charleston is There is one majestic infant of six years, delightful to see. Miss Woodbury goes with perfectly black, about three feet high, and as her a great deal. ’wwWKSWWW*"" ...... IIMII IIIHI I IHM

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All our teachers are faithful in visiting their but the windy, gloomy weather forced us to scholars; and it takes a great deal of time, I postpone it to the Thursday, or day following assure you. New Year’s, which proved to be a lovely Miss Maggie Wynne and Miss Upton have June-like day. The Saturday previous, Miss a sewing-school in the afternoon, at the hall, B. and I went out in a mule-cart (with our and the children enjoy that very much. They man of all work), selected our trees, superin chat away with each other in the most unre tended chopping down, carried them to the served manner, and their remarks are very school-house and had them boxed and nailed amusing. I don’t know what in the world down. We had a live oak and two cedars, they are sewing upon. Some mighty patch- the oak for the background, and for heavy ar work quilt, perhaps. ticles, and the cedars in the foreground and I have spent a day at the Morris Street for toys and books, etc. We invited all the School; but I mean to defer writing about it people in our parish, and a great number until I have been the rounds of all the colored came, feeling we should not probably spend schools in Charleston — the Presbyterian, the another Christmas together. The “ lame and Baptist, the Catholic, the Episcopal, and some the halt” came, — babies in arms. There of the private ones. were present about 250 colored people; we Then you may expect a letter, exhaustive distributed 650 presents, giving the best ar of that subject. ticles to our school-children, and often more Till then, I am very truly yours, than one or two gifts to each child. We A. S umner. filled up the space on the floor with clothing. % At two, the grown people marched in, and around the trees. It was touching to see old Old F ort P lantation, Aunt Peg (grandmother to Rufus Saxton B eaufort, S.C., Jan. 5, 1868. Greene) hobble around the tree, making little D ear Mrs. Cheney, —I have delayed courtesies and ejaculating “ nebber see sich writing to you since our return to our labors, sight! blessed Jesus ! dear Sabior! good Lord ! that I might have the pleasure of telling you bress this day ! ! ” John Andrew and Rufus something of our New Year’s festival, for our Saxton figured largely on this occasion. At people and school children. three o’clock, the children marched in, and We have been preparing for this occasion around the trees, singing “ Rally round the ever since our return, and have kept all cloth flag, boys — down wid de traitor, up wid de ing, etc., to distribute at that time ; have had star.” They then sang spirituals and hymns several articles made in our sewing depart until all the white people had assembled, ment connected with the school. We had when we distributed the gifts. Some one some dolls and toys left over from last year — asked for a shout when the presents were also, books. One thing surprised and pleased given out, and the children formed them me, greatly. Last year, when making pres selves into a circle and shouted until sunset, ents, I found it useless to give tops, for the around the trees. We then dismissed them, boys did not know the use of them. I could giving to each scholar an orange, sweet-cakes, give books to only my first class — dolls to and piece of bread. They all declared them only a few of the larger girls. This year each selves delighted with the whole day. When scholar had a book — every boy a top — every in Charleston, Miss Botume begged one dozen girl a book — and I marked them with infinite blankets for our people. These we have dis pleasure, as I knew they would be well appre tributed, at this time, to the aged, helpless, ciated. and unfortunate. I wish we could have as We decorated our school-house (as usual), many more. We find many who need cloth with vines and moss and garlands of cedar ing still. We have, now, only a few articles and Christmas berry. Perhaps you saw some on hand, and must give them’to the most of our materials we have to work with, on needy. We could give out much more cloth such occasions, at Mr. Clarke’s church, the ing if we had i t ; and should be sure that it Sunday after Christmas. Our box of holly, went where it is needed. You ask if we want etc., was not wrecked this year, but reached more ? I answer, conscientiously, we do. our good friends, in safety. We had intended The cotton crop, on the islands, as you know, to have our festival on the afternoon of the was almost a complete failure. Our people Monday between Christmas and New Year’s, have all moved on to their own land, and into 40 The Freedmen's Hecord. new houses. Many of these houses are only At 8 p .m. the doors were open and all finished in part. Every cent our people earn gazed with delighted faces on the beautiful they put into their houses, consequently they picture. The room was trimmed with crosses have no money to buy clothing. They fol and wreaths of evergreen, decorated with lowed Miss Botume’s advice, and generally small flags, etc. The tree contained nearly speaking, planted enough corn to carry them three hundred presents, such as books, puz through the year. Thus, you see the con zles, dolls, games, and other things, all sent dition of these people. You have, doubtless, by our generous friends of Roxbury, besides heard, before this time, of uncle Smart Wash presents of hoods, scarfs, gloves, jewelry and ington’s misfortunes, how we found him living many other things given by the older col with his family of eight under a tent and ored people to each other. Previous to tak caring for a helpless old woman, who has ing the things from the tree, my husband since died. He had the finest house and had the melodeon brought in, and played for farm in this vicinity. I wrote his sad story the children, their voices mingling with his. to Mr. J. E. Clarke, and our church people Indeed, it was a, rare sight, so quiet and order most generously authorized us to build a ly. Everything passed off well, and will be complete house for Smart. We put the mat long remembered by the colored people of ter into the hands of one of our best friends, this place. Mr. D. C. Wilson, of Beaufort, and the result I remain very respectfully, is that the house is almost completed, and a A. P. McN ulty. week from to day, Smart will have his house warming. All the old man can do is to “ bress de Lord,” with the tears running down his cheeks. Columbus, Ga., Dec. 31,1867. In haste, and very truly, My D ear Mrs. Cheney, — The colored F annie S. Langford. people got up a supper and tableau entertain ment for the benefit of the teachers. We were all there, and no white people ever acted their part better than they did. Among the Culpepper C.H., Va., Dec. 30, 1867. colored women they have formed a Society, Mrs. E. D. Cheney. calling themselves “ Sisters of Laymen.” The My D ear Madam, — As I have sent in my object of this Society is to help all the poor report, I will also send a few lines to let you colored people, and to do all the good they know how my school is prospering. I still can generally. The first scene that night continue to have the larger or more advanced were these Sisters all seated upon the stage scholars help me in hearing the Primer-classes in black dresses, and white crape badges, go while I, in turn for the assistance they give ing from one shoulder (the left) and fastened me, assist them in their studies at night. under the right arm, with a blue rosette made I have one boy, about fourteen years old, in of ribbon; these black dresses and white badges arithmetic, nearly half way through the designate them from another Society of young “ Common School,” and who commenced the people, called the “ Sisters of Light,” who are first of October; had never cyphered in any dressed in pure white. This night they were rule but addition and subtraction previous to both represented upon the stage, going through October. He commenced grammar at the in pantomine the business enacted at one of same time, and is well along in th a t; can their regular meetings. It was done so well analyze and parse quite readily. He recites that a child could understand. There has to me every night, and really surprises me been a Mr. Hill, from Liberia, here — and in with his promptness. I must not forget to a meeting called by him to remind the colored speak of our Christmas-tree. The Boxbury people that the place he came from was the Society sent us a box of presents, and very only place for them to go, if they wanted to welcomely they were received. We had our be any higher in life — told them they were tree last Tuesday evening. The children had nothing here, nor never would be, as long as thought of nothing for some days before but they stayed here. Some of the people were the beautiful tree. So at an early hour the j very indignant — and the other night one of yard was filled with happy children, all eager the injured ones got up while these Sisters to get the first glimpse of their tree. j sat on the stage (and indeed they did look rea The Freedmerìs Record. 41 handsome, excuse the word) and using consid sitting near you cried out, “ It is a very fine erable irony, did all in his power to convince morning, sir 1 ” No answer. He cried out those present, and Mr. Hill, who was absent, again, “ It is a very fine morning.” You did that if “ he could bring a better looking crowd not answer, and he say, “ I shall not trouble of ladies from Liberia than those seated be that deaf fellow any more.” Can you remem fore him, he was willing to give in that he for ber what Mr. Knight said: “ I wish you one could never rise.” To be sure, his lan would come to the United States Hotel.” He guage was not the most elegant, yet, at the wanted you to come there so that he could same time, I was proud of him ; what he said catch you and send you back to slavery again. was really bright and witty. But all that is done with. I am very glad I am yours, that your children are going to school. We Sarah C. B arnes. have a very nice school here, and we learn very fast. My teacher’s name is Miss Jannie Hosmer. Miss Hattie Stone has a very nice Sumter, S.C., Jan. 31,1868. Mrs. E. D. Cheney. school too. There is a colored man teaching D ear Madam, — Inclosed please find my school here by the name of Mr. Lucas, and report for January. You will see that there he have a very nice school. Some of the is a great falling olf among my more advanced white ladies say the negro children learn pupils. The cause is, the inexorable need of faster than their children who have been go “ hiring out,” which presses upon the fathers ing to school ever since they were big enough. of families, who have sons able to work and I am reading in the Freedman’s Book, and help keep the wolf from the door. The first study Written Arithmetic and Geography. of January is the time for making these con We are going into Grammar soon. I [am] tracts ; and by them I have lost several of my very glad to know you have bought a house. very best and most promising pupils. A good many of the colored people have I have one small class of young ladies re bought houses and land; but there are some citing to me in the afternoon, who are fitting that are not able. themselves for teachers, and I think will be We have had very cold weather. Snow prepared to take plantation schools success [has] been on the ground for a week; but fully by the close of this school year. now it is hailing. Can you remember your One of my boys, who was hired out on the dream that Daniel Webster was close behind first of January, still recites to me every Sat pointing a pistol? You don’t dream such urday, walking thirteen miles for that object, dreams as that now, do you ? and back again on Sunday. Mary A nn Trice. Truly yours, D ear Mrs. Cheney, — Instead of correct Jane B. Smith. ing this for Mary Ann, I will send it you as a sample of what a colored girl of twelve years can do. She is far from being one of my best LETTERS FROM PUPILS. scholars. This is her third school composi Our readers will remember the romantic tion. and thrilling story of the escape of Wil Very truly yours, liam and Ellen Crafts, from Macon, Geor Jane Hosmer. gia, given in Mrs. Child’s Freedman’s book, referred to in the letter. Mr. and Mrs. Crafts are residing in London, and have T iie following letter was written by a won the esteem and confidence of friends bright little girl of nine years, a daughter during the seventeen years, since their of Mrs. Gibbons, — one of our best native escape from the operations of our Fugitive teachers, — and a pupil of Miss Anna Gard Slave Law. ner : — Gordonsville, Va., Feb. 7, 1868. Charlottesville, Va., Feb. 3,1868. D ear Mrs. Crafts, — I have read a good Mrs. Coaving. deal about you and Mr. Crafts. I think you My D ear Madam, — As my mother has had a very narrow escape before you could received the second letter from you, and nei get to [the] North. Can you remember when ther has been answered, I asked her if I might you were in the car the gentleman who was write to you. I felt very proud when she 42 The Freedmen’s Record.

gave me that privilege; for I always wanted three hundred and sixty-two scholars, and are to learn to read and write -while a slave. turning away many who wish to enter, be Though very little of my life was spent in cause they cannot do justice to so many. slavery, yet I knew enough of it to know, Miss Kimball and Miss Merriam have a unless my mother taught me secretly, I could large school, and a cold house; but they are never learn to read and write. earnest laborers and good disciplinarians. Dear Mrs. Cowing, I cannot tell you how Their school appears well, and will produce very thankful I am to the dear friends of the some excellent scholars as the fruits of their North who have done so much for our educa labors. Many will hereafter look back upon tion. I used to go into the house to play the labors of all of these faithful teachers and with the little girl I belonged to, and she call them blessed. would show me the books with pictures in I can see no prospect of the South ever do them, but I was dare to touch one. Then I ing anything for the education of the freed- thought it a great blessing to be white. I do men. There seems to be a growing antipathy not think so now, for I can go to school every to them, and the rebellious spirit is becoming day, and have a kind and dear teacher who more inveterate — more deeply malignant. does all she can to make us learn as fast as “ We are willing,” says one (a Methodist min possible. ister), “ that the niggers should be taught to Mrs. Cowing, mother begs that you will read, and that is enough. They know too excuse her for not answering your kind let much already ; but we don’t want any Yankee ters ; but she has been so unwell for the last nor radical to teach them.” They know that three months that she could but just attend to no one else will do it. No Union man or wo her school. She is better now. She says she man of Southern birth can easily withstand will write to you soon. the terrible pressure of public sentiment in Dear lady, as I was writing to you, my sis the cities and large places, unless sustained by ter came from the office with a book. Mother military power, if they presume to teach the opened it, and found it was for me. I was so freedmen, or manifest an interest in their be delighted to see such a beautiful book I could half. scarcely finish the letter. You will please The only safety for the South is in the firm accept a thousand thanks for your kindness, ness of Congress. There is no alternative but and as soon as I can read through the book, I for Congress to say to the anti-reconstruction will write you a long letter about it. ists, “ Thus far and no farther slialt thou go.” Now, dear madam, as I was just nine years There is great need of aid among the poor old the last of September, and have not and oppressed freedmen. They are cheated learned to write very well, I hope you will out of their earnings, and are left with nothing. excuse this letter. May God bless those sending relief, and all in From your young friend, terested in their welfare. B ella Gibbons. Yours in the good work, H. Leland.

Columbus, Ga., Feb. 8,1868. Richmond, Feb. 12,1868. My D ear Mrs. Cheney, — I take great D ear Mrs. Cheney, — You will be sur pleasure in saying the work is really prosper prised to hear that, in addition to the labors ing, and that every week shows progress. of teaching, visiting, etc., I have, for the last You will notice by the report, already forward tew weeks, been “ making haste to be rich.” ed, that the increase of scholars, enrolled the Finding it impossible to collect from my pu last month, is one hundred, and eleven. pils, in these hardest of hard times, the amount Miss Hargraves (colored teacher) com necessary to defray the expenses of the text menced the 20th ult. The weather was very books needful for the more advanced studies, unfavorable, and she could report only thirty- I have, with much aid from my assistant, Miss three names; but her number is now rapidly Howe, been giving “ concerts and exhibi increasing, fifty-five having come in already. tions ” for the sole purpose of raising money I am pleased with her appearance and labors for the benefit of the school. Without taking thus far, and trust she will prove a successful time from regular school duties (with the ex teacher. ception of ap art of three sessions), we have The four teachers in the two churches have prepared for and given a series of three con The Freedmen’s Record. 43 certs, earning thereby sundry “ golden opin I would rather do any sort of hard work to ions ” for our pupils, but not so many green earn money. backs as we had hoped. After paying print My school contributed $10.50 to the fuel ers’ bills (for of course we did it all just like fund last month, and are doing pretty well on white folks), we find ourselves with fifty-five this month ; but “ no work ” and “ no pay ” dollars in our treasury. Twenty of this was are too generally the responses to our calls given by one gentleman, present at our last for money; and alas ! we know it to be too concert. tru e! The evenings selected were unfavorable; Cordially yours, but we are sufficiently rewarded for our la B. L . C a n e d y . bor to induce us to try it again, — especially as we find no apparent evil consequences to the school. W e append the following brief note from In addition to other books more needed, we Mr. M orris:— wish to put a copy of Worcester’s School Dic Charlottesville, Va., Feb. 13,1868. tionary upon each of our forty desks (each desk My K i n d F r i e n d s a t t h e N o r t h , — l a m accommodates two pupils). We were the more not able to write a good letter. Notwithstand ambitious to earn these, as the white normal ing ignorance, I will endeavor to write a few school has recently had a gift of dictionaries; lines, using what learning I have. I am much as, indeed, is the case with regard to all the pleased with the position in which you have books used in it, I think. Our idea was to placed me. I can hardly call myself a teach earn them, and, placing the school mark upon er, for I am only a child three years old in them, have them used and kept as school the cause of education. I thought, when my property. But, with all the rest that we need teacher told me that I was to teach Mrs. Gib to do with the proceeds of our concerts (those bons’ school, that I wanted to learn how to we have had and are to have), we want to get swim before I got into deep water, for fear of our forty copies of Worcester for forty dollars ! being drowned ; though I have been very suc Can it be done 1 cessful in my undertaking. My scholars have Our school library is commenced, but does been doing very well in reading and spelling, not increase rapidly. It only grows by beg and in arithmetic. I think I shall like the sit ging, — the hardest, if not the slowest, of all uation of a teacher. methods of growth. I have been trying my Your obedient servant, hand at it this winter; but with poor success. R o b e r t N. M o r r i s .

LIST OF TEACHERS NOW IN SERVICE.

MARYLAND.

Teacher. Station. Home. /■ dopted by. Henry T. Hartwell . Baltimore . South Walpole . Spi ingfield. Bindley M. Beede Amesbury . . . Amesbury and Salisbury Mary S. Osbourne Church Creek . E. Bridgewater . Beverly. Jane E. Clarke. . . Annapolis Boston .... Misnes Newman. Sarah E Foster Annapolis . . Somerville . . Old South Soc. Harrison T. Fletcher Cumberland. . Harvard . . . Grot on. J. S. Littlefield . . Hagerstown. . East Stoughton . Fitchburg. Henry T. Aborn . . Williamsport . Boston .... Arlington, Mass S. Virginia Lawton . Frederick City. Cambridge, Mass. Keene, N.H. E. Mariana Lawton . Salem .... Cambridge, Mass. Lincoln Soc., Roxbury. Julia A. Smith . . Still Pond . . Charlestown . . Theo. Parker Soc. Martha A. Howard . Chestertown Fall River . . . . Mayhew Society. Julia F. P. Dickson . Cambridge . . Boston .... Arlington-street Church. Phineas P. Whitehouse Muirkirk . . S. Hampton, N.H. Milton. Caroline A. Shearman Liberty . . . Salem, Mass. Rebecca G. Piper . . Chestertown New Bedford. Barnard Society. Elizabeth V. Dixon . Bay Side . . Boston. . . . John A. Andrew Soc. Charlotte E. McKay Baltimore . . . Boston . . . Dr. Adams’ Church. Cecelia B. Shearman Baltimore . . Salem, Mass. . . 44 The Freedmerì s Record

VIRGINIA. Bessie L. Canedy . . Richmond Fall River . . . . W. Roxbury. Angelina R. Ball . . Concord, Mass. . . Lincoln Soc., Roxbury. Elizabeth A Ball . . Brookline. Sarah Clark . . . Dorchester . . . Barnard Soc., Dorchester. Abby B. Francis . . yy Cambridge . . . Anna L. Angier . . y y Westboro’ . . . . Mayhew Society. S. Grace Thompson . Boston...... Peter H. Woolfolk . Richmond, Va. . . Arlington-street Church. Martha H. Chace Richmond . . Providence, R.I. . . Anna Gardner . . . Charlottesville . Nantucket . . . John A. Andrew Soc. Philena Carkin . . yy North Chelmsford . Haverhill. Paul Lewis .... yy • Charlottesville, Va., Miss A. B. Francis. Isabella Gibbins . . W. Roxbury. Jane Hosmer . . . Gordonsville . Concord, Mass. . Roxbury. Harriet F. Stone . . „ . Chesterfield, N.H. Miss A. S. Hooper. William P. Lucas „ . Gordonsville, Va. Brattleboro’, Vt. Harriet Buttrick . . Richmond . . Concord, Mass. . Concord, Mass. Lydia B. Chace . . Louisa C’t House Providence . . W. Roxbury. John W. Pratt . . Orange C’t Ho. Pembroke, Mass. Theo. Parker Soc. Mrs. A. S. Pratt . . yy yy yy • Barnstable. Mrs. MacNulty . . Culpepper C’t H. Culpepper C’t House Lincoln Soc., Roxbury. George H. Morse Warren ton . . Walpole. .... Eunice H. Andrews Richmond . . Swampscott . . . John W. Poindexter Louisa, C. H. . Louisa, C. H. . . Helen J. Warren . . Piedmont . .' England......

NORTH CAROLINA. Sidney A. Busbee . . Snow Hill . . Raleigh . . . . Members of King’s Chapel. Elizabeth A. Philbrook . Raleigh . . . Portsmouth, N.H. . Portsmouth. Caroline C. Haley . .

SOUTH CAROLINA. Arthur Sumner Charleston Cambridge, Mass Barnard Soc., Dorchester. Carrie S. Lincoln . Charleston Miss E. C. Greene. Maggie Wynne Cambridge. Kate Niles . . . Post Mills, Vt” Members of King’s Chap. Clara F. Woodbury Swampscott . Lincoln Soc., Roxbury. Mary A. Upton . Wellesley Hollis St., Church. Jane Weston . . Charleston Theo. Parker Society. Augusta Sawyer . Grantville. Lincoln Soc., Roxbury. Mrs. B. F. Whittemore Darlington Fitchburg . . Arlington-street Church. Justus K. Jillson Camden Warwick, Mass. Burlington, Vt. Marion D. Stuart Barnet, Vt. Appleton-st. S. S., Lowell. Sarah F. Woodworth Lowell . . . Lowell. Ellen A. Gates . . Petersham Barnard Soc., Dorchester. Frank Carter . . Camden, S.C. Louisa Dibble . . Winchester. H. J. Maxwell . . Bennetts ville Brookline. Elizabeth H. Botume Beaufort. Wyoming, Mass. Watertown.

Fanny S. Langford yy yy Indiana-street Church. A. Jane Knight . Edisto Island Lancaster . . Lancaster. Catherine A. Cogswell Summerville Foxboro’ . , Foxboro’. Mary A. Hosley . yy Chesterfield, N.I Cambridge. Jane B. Smith . . Sumter . . Hanson . . . Cambridgeport. Thomas C. Cox . Florence . . Charleston, S.C. Barnard Soc., Dorchester. William Perronneau Lynchburg T. K. Sasportas Orangeburg St. Johnsbury, Vt. W. J. McKinlay . Henry Frost . . Kingston Barnard Soc., Dorchester Henry L. Shrewsbury Clieraw . . First Ch. Branch, Boston Timothy L. Weston Henry E. Hayne . Marion . . Cambridge. W. A. Haynes . . yy ' • John A. Barre . . Timmonsville Milford, N.H. James Hamilton . Society H ill. Society Hill . Middlebury, Vt. T. B. Gordon . . Florence prances A. Keith . Darlington . Darlington The Freedmerìs Record. 45

GEORGIA. Mary A. Fowler . . Columbus . Eoxboro’ . . . Dorchester & Milton Sarah C. Barnes . . „ . Concord, Mass. . . Columbus, Ga., F. A S. Mary R. Kimball . „ . Salem, Mass. . . Salem, Mass. Evelyn E. Plummer . „ . Irvington, Iowa Leicester. Harrison Leland . . „ . N. Attleboro’ . . Framingham. Caroline E. Sinclair . Jonesboro’ . Waltham . . Waltham. Annie P. Merriam Columbus . Worcester . . Miss Helen Porter. FLORIDA. Esther H. Hawkes . Port Orange . Manchester, N.H. . Second Church. Boston.

AUXILIARY SOCIETIES SUPPORTING TEACHERS.* Town. President. Secretary. Adams (North), Mass...... Mrs. J. T. Robinson. Amesbury and Salisbury, Mass. . . Mrs. D. C. Bagley Miss Mary E. Carter. Appleton St. Sab. Sch. Lowell, Mass. J. G. Buttrick. Arlington, Mass...... Addison Gage...... C. O. Thompson. Barnstable, Mass...... Mrs. A. M. L ad d ...... Miss C. E. Phinney. Bennington (North), Vt...... Hon. Hiland Hall . . . . Mrs. N. B. Hall. Beverly, Mass...... Mrs. C. Eastm an...... Miss Mary Tuck. Boston (Arlington-st. Church). . . Mrs. Henry Grew . . . . Mrs. E. W. Forbush. Boston (Dr. Adams’s Church) . . . Mrs. A. Wilkinson . . . . Boston (Indiana-st. Church) . . . J. H. Stephenson...... Miss E. L. Call. Boston (Mayhew Society) .... Mrs. C. G. Loring . . . . Miss Horatia S. Ware. Boston (Old South Church) .... Mrs. G. W. Blagden . . . Miss Abby B. P. Walley Boston (Theodore-Parker Society) . Mrs. S. B. O tis...... Miss Helen Marr. Boston (John A. Andrew Society) . Miss E. C. Putnam . . . . Miss Lilian Clarke. Boston (Members of King’s Chapel) Mrs. II. W. Foote . . . . Mrs. Wm. Endicott, jr. Boston (First Church)...... Mrs. P. C. Brooks . . . . Miss L. H. Bradlee. Boston (Second Church)...... Rev. Chandler Robbins, D.D. Boston (Hollis St. Church) .... Rev. Geo. L. Chaney . . . Miss Kate A. Harris. Brattleboro’ ...... Miss Anna S. Higginson. Brookline, Mass...... Mrs. Thomas G. Wells Miss Mary P. Winsor. Burlington, Vt...... Rev. J. K. Converse ------Lawrence. Cam bridge...... Miss C. J. Norton Miss Sarah Ropes. C am bridgeport...... J. M. S. Williams Miss Sarah S. Jacobs. Columbus, Ga...... Lynch Lamar . . . Oliver Sanders. Concord ...... Hon. G. Brooks . . John Brown, jr. Dedham, Mass...... Miss Mary E. Bridge. Dedham (S o u th )...... Hon. Joseph Day Francis O. Winslow. Dorchester and Milton Lower Mills . Henry L. Pierce , Mrs. T. J. Mumford. Dorchester (Barnard F. A. Society) . Daniel Denny . Mrs. William Pope. F itch b u rg...... E. Foster Bailey. Foxboro’ ...... Rev. N. S. Dickinson . William H. Thomas. Fram ingham ...... Mrs. Charles Richardson Miss Sarah E. Fiske. Grafton • • ...... Mrs. S. J. Axtell . . . Mrs. M. A. Jewett. Greene, Miss E. C. (Norwich, Conn.) Groton...... Col. Daniel Needham Haverhill...... Mrs. W. H. Ilewes . Miss II. D. Newcomb. Hooper, Miss A. S. (Boston) . . . Hooper, Mrs. Samuel (Boston) . . H o p e d a le ...... Miss Ellen M. Patrick Miss L. M. Patrick. Keene, N.H...... William P. Wheelor Mrs. F. A. Faulkner. L a n c a s te r ...... Mrs John Ware . . Miss E. P. Russell. Leicester...... Rev. A. H. Coolidge. Rev. Samuel May, jr. L ow ell...... James Dean . . D. B. Bartlett. Milford, N.H...... *...... David Heald . . . Miss E. A. Livermore. M ilton...... J. B. Thayer. . . . Edward L. Pierce.

* The officers of Auxiliary Societies are requested to notify us of any errors in these lists. 46 The Freedmerìs Record

Montpelier, Yt...... Mrs. E. Bicknell Mrs. A. R. Reed. Newman-Family Society (Boston) P ly m o u t h ...... William Thomas, Esq...... Miss Mary E. Kendall. Portsmouth, N.H...... Rev. James De Normandie . . . . Providence, R. I...... Gen. A. E. B u r n s id e ...... Samuel Austin. Koxhury (Lincoln F. A.).. . . Mrs. L. B o w le s ...... Miss Anna C. Lowell. Roxbury (W est)...... Mrs. C. W. D abney...... Miss Emily Greene. S a le m ...... Rev. E. B. W illson ...... Thomas H. Johnson. Springfield...... Mrs. John F a r r a r ...... Mrs. E. B. Hooker. St. Johnsbury, Yt...... Hon. L. P. P o la n d ...... Rev. L. 0. Brastow. Waltham, Mass...... Rev. J. C. Parsons. Watertown ...... Winchester, Mass...... Rev. R. D. Robinson Mrs. Annie B. Winsor. Woonsocket, R. I...... George Law . . , W. H. S. Smith.

OTHER AUXILIARIES. Town. President. Secretary. Abington, Mass...... Mrs. M. A. Farrar. Andover (North)...... Mrs. C. C. V in a l...... Mary A. Osgood. Albany, Vt...... Mrs. H. H a d le y ...... Mrs. J. Bedee. Barton, Vt...... Mrs. A. B. Matherson...... Mrs. C. Tabor. Barton Landing, Vt...... Mrs. A. D. M atth ew s...... Mrs. Henry Parker. Bellows Falls, Yt...... Rev. N. Pierce...... Miss Sarah Hyde. Bennington (Centre), Y t...... Hon. A. B. G a r d n e r ...... Bennington, Yt...... George W. Harm on...... J. I. C. Cooke. Billerica, Mass...... Dr. Frank B u n d y ...... Miss A. R. Faulkner. Boston (South), Mass...... Rev. F. Hinckley...... Capt. H. W. Wilson. Boylston, Mass...... Mrs. D. R. L am son...... J. H. Fitz. Braintree, Mass...... Mrs. John Kimball. Brandon, Yt...... E. N. Briggs . . . Rev. F. Tuxbury. Brewster, Mass...... Capt. Tully Crosby . Miss S. Augusta Mayo, Bridgewater (East), Mass...... Rev. W. F. Farrington William H. Osborn. Brookfield (West), Mass...... Rev. William B. Stone Cambridge (East), Mass...... Anson Hooker . . . Centreville, Mass...... Mrs. R. Marston . . Aaron S. Crosby. Chester, Mass...... Mrs. M. E. Heath. Colchester, Vt...... Rev. Mr. C h a s e ...... Clinton Mayo. Concord (West), Vt...... Rev. L. H. T a b o r ...... D. G. May. Corinth (East), Yt...... Mrs. Lydia E. W h it e ...... Mrs. IT. B. Flanders. Cotuit Port, Mass...... Charles C. B e a r s e ...... Mrs. C. P. Kelley. Craftsbury, Vt...... Mrs. J. W. S teven s...... Miss Eliza IT. Hastings. Danby, Vt...... Rev. Mr. Congdon ...... Danvers Ladies’ Society, Mass. . . Mrs. Daniel J. P r e s t o n ...... Miss Martha P. Putnam. Danville, Vt...... Rev. 0. F. J e n k in s ...... Hon. Wm. B. Palmer. Deerfield, Mass...... Mrs. W. Sheldon...... Dennis (East), Mass...... Rev. A. P. Burgess...... Henry H. Sears. Derby Line, Vt...... Mrs. O. T hom pson...... Miss S. E. Pierce. Duxbury, Mass...... G. B. W eston ...... Mrs. C. Bradford. Enosburg Falls, Vt...... Mrs. H. Whitney ...... Mrs. Emery Jeftard. Enosburg (West), Vt...... Rev. W. R. P u l l e r ...... George Raymond. Essex, Vt...... D. H. M acomber...... A. B. Halbert. Fairfax (North), Vt...... Martin Merrill...... Isaac T. Story. Ferrisburgh, Vt...... David S m ith ...... Myron Orvis. Fitchburg Ladies’ Society, Mass. Mrs. S. W. Boutelle...... Miss Lizzie M. Boutelle. Fletcher, Vt...... Deacon Willis D. L each ...... Captain Rufus Kinsley. Florence, Mass...... Samuel L. H ill...... George T. Cutter. Franklin, Vt...... Rev. IT. N. M on ger...... Alvah A. French. Gaysville, Vt...... Mrs. P. S. Hubbard...... Mrs. L. Beard. Georgia Plain, Vt...... Rev. Alvah S a b in ...... Deacon Alfred Ladd. Georgia, Vt...... Quintus C o l t o n ...... Dr. Goss. Glover, Vt...... Mrs. L. H. N y e ...... Mrs. G. Severance. The Freedmen’s Record 47

Granby, Yt...... Mrs. J. G lines...... Miss Mary W. Rice. Greenfield, Mass. . . . Rev. J. F. M oors...... • . . Hannah Reed. Greensboro’, Vt...... Mrs. B. Cum ings...... Miss Julia Babbitt. Groton, Vt...... Rev. O. G. C lark ...... A. M. Heath. Guildhall, Yt...... Rev. J. L aird ...... Rev. J. H. Benton. Hardwick (East), Yt. . Rev. Mr. T y l e r ...... Samuel Norris. Hartland, Yt...... Mrs. G. C. W e s t ...... Mrs. A. Keyes. Harvard, Mass. . . . Wm. B. W illa r d ...... Edwin A. Hildreth. Holland, Vt...... Mrs. G. A. H inm an...... Mrs. Sidney Fletcher. Hollis, N.H...... Mrs. W o rcester...... Mrs. M. B. Day. Huntington, Mass. . . Mrs. J. H. Goddard. Irasburgh, Vt...... Mrs. J. H. K e llu m ...... Mrs. O. IV. Kent. Island Pond, Vt. . . . Mrs. G. B. C h a n d le r ...... Mrs. Benjamin Clark. L a w r e n c e ...... Rev. G. Packard...... Joseph Lawrence. Lenox, Mass...... Mrs. Lucy R. Taft. Leominister, Mass. . . Samuel H. V irgin ...... Rev. John B. Greene. Leyden, Mass...... Mrs. E. W. l’a c h e r ...... Lowell, Vt...... Mrs. Edwin W o o d ...... Miss Frances Newton. Lunenburg, Vt. . . . Rev. H. H olm es...... Nelson Wright. Lunenburg ...... W. A. Mandell...... N. F. Cunningham. Lyme, N.H...... Mrs. S. S. G r a n t...... M. B. Churchill. Marlboro’, M ass.. . . Hon. Nahum Wetherbee...... C. F. Harris. Marshfield, Vt...... Bemis P ik e ...... Miss Mary Wooster. Medford, W., Mass. . . Mrs. J. P. Richardson...... Miss A. M. Hawley. Middleboro’, Mass. . . Mrs. James H. Harlow. Middlebury, Vt. . . . S. B. R o c k w e ll...... Mrs. Mary F. Meacham. Middlesex, Vt...... Stephen H errick...... Rev. F. H. Roberts. Monkton, Vt...... Henry M iles ...... Rev. Mr. Dodge. Montgomery (Centre,) Vt. H. H op k ins...... S. H. Green. Montgomery, Vt. . . . Mrs. Warren M a r t in ...... Mrs. Maria Fuller. Morgan, Vt...... Mrs. Lyman B r o o k s ...... Miss Alma Levens. Newport, Vt...... Mrs. O. R o b in s o n ...... Mrs. W. Dean. Newport (Centre), Vt. . Mrs. R. D. P erk in s...... Miss Mary Rogers. Newton (West), Mass.. Edw. P. Bond ...... E. D. Hinckley. Northampton .... James C. W a r d ...... Miss M. A. Cochran. Northboro’, Mass. . . Rev. Jos. Allen, D.D...... Rev. D. F. Lamson. Northfleld, Vt...... Dr. P. D. Bradford...... Miss E. W. Williams. Northfield, Mass. . . . Mrs. C o le s ...... Mrs. John Mattoon. Orleans, Mass...... Rev. Mr. W right...... Susan W. Snow. Osterville, Mass. . . . Erastus Scudder...... William Crocker. Plymouth, N.H. . . . Mary E. McQuesten. Pownal, Vt...... Joseph M yers...... Miss Parker. Randolph (West), Vt.. . Mrs. J. W a ite ...... Miss Lizzie A. Babbitt. Reading (South), Mass. Rev. Mr. B liss...... Mrs. C. A. Windship. Readsboro’, Vt. . . . Mrs. Silas Mason...... Miss B. Kennedy. Richford, Vt...... Miss Persis Kellogg...... Mrs.R. H. Hamilton. Rochester, Vt...... Mrs. C. P ie r c e ...... Mrs. A. Clark. Roxbury (East), V t.. . Rev. M. D u r f e y ...... IV. L. Warriner. Royalton, Vt...... S. F. S m ith ...... Miss Florella Rix. Rumney, N.H...... Kate M e r r ill...... Mrs. A. M. Ruggles. Shaftsbury, Vt...... Dr. Lyman R o g ers...... Miss Mary Millington. Sheffield, Mass...... Mrs. Mary L. Mercein. Sheffield, Vt...... Rev. S. W. Stiles Albert Chesley. Shelburne Falls, Mass. Mrs. F. E. Fairbanks. Sheldon, Vt...... D. D. W eed ...... Rev. N. O. Freeman. Southboro’, Mass. . . Mrs. S. N. T hom pson...... Mrs. Dr. Robinson. Stamford, Vt...... Dr. S. N. Bemis ...... Mrs. Harriet Millard. Sterling, Mass...... William G o s s ...... Miss Harriet M. Buss. Stoughton, M ass.. . . , Rev. A. St. John Chambre . . . . Dr. J. H. Steams. Sutton, Vt...... Rev. Mark H i l l ...... David Powers. Swanton, Vt...... Rev. B. L. L ivingston...... Hon. IV. L. Sowles. Taunton, Mass...... Mrs. E. H. R eed ...... Mrs. R. Carver. Templeton, Mass. . . . J. P. Cutting ...... Col. G. P. Hawkes. Troy (North), Vt...... Mrs. George S to w e...... Miss IV. Dubois. 48 The Freedmen’s Record

Waitsfield, Yt...... Rev. A. B. B a s c o m b ...... II. F. Thomas. Walpole, Mass...... Mrs. James E llis ...... Mrs. J. B. Cram. Westfield, Vt...... Mrs. A. C. H itch cock ...... Mrs. A. Miller. Weybridge, Vt...... Col. S. D o d g e ...... Mrs. Hiram Clark. Weymouth, Mass...... Elias Richards...... George S. Baker. Weymouth (South), Mass...... Mrs. J. P. Terry. Wheelock, Yt...... Judge William C h ase...... George Griffin. Willis ton, Vt...... Rev. L. S. W a lk e r ...... Edmund Whitney. Winooski, Yt...... Rev. D. L e w is...... Edward Greenleaf.

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